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中間性
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怎樣對待中間性 |
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堅持不懈的變革
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在最近的數十年裏，中間性的研究已經取得了長足的進步。同樣由於中間性援助社團的努力，中間性症狀的醫學治療已經變得不那麼武斷和更加的慎重了。無論如何，在醫學治療方面有這麼一種趨勢，那就是更傾向于承認病人的權利和讓他們在影響自身前途的醫學治療決策方面有了發言權。通過搜索互聯網，許多病人也比以往任何時候都具備了更多有關中間性的知識能力。其結果是，在醫患關係方面有了一定的改善，在醫學臨床方面也有了變革。這些進步全都運用到了對待中間性的病人方面。
不過，就中間性本身來說，尚處於轉型時期。許多“傳統主義者(traditionalists)”不顧不斷增加的國際資訊交流的現狀，仍然固守老舊的觀念，況且許多中間性者及其家人仍舊孤立無助和資訊閉塞。為了填平仍舊存在的鴻溝，我們要採取多個步驟，尤其採取以下可能成功的步驟：
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有人已經擬定出對待中間性者的新指南，並且呈交給了有關各方討論加以完善。
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中間性援助社團正在擴大和升級它們的互聯網站，為中間性者提供更多的知識和更詳盡的諮詢幫助。
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Intersexuality -
Dealing with Intersexuality |
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Continuing Changes
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In
recent decades, intersexuality research
has made considerable advances. Thanks
also to intersex advocacy groups, the
medical treatment of intersexual
conditions has become less dogmatic and
more circumspect. In any case, there is
now a general trend in medicine toward
granting patients more rights and to let
them have a say in the medical decisions
that affect them. Exploring the
internet, many patients have also become
more knowledgeable than ever before. As
a result, there has been an improvement
in the doctor-patient relationship as
well as a change in medical practice.
All of this also applies to intersexual
patients.
Nevertheless, with regard
to intersexuality, we are still in a
stage of transition. In spite of
increased global communication, many
“traditionalists” still cling to
outmoded concepts, and many intersexual
persons and their families remain
isolated and uninformed. In order to
bridge the still existing gaps, many
steps are being taken. Especially
promising are these:
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New guidelines for dealing with
intersexual persons have been
proposed and presented
for discussion.
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Intersex support groups are
enlarging and updating their web
sites, offering more
information and more detailed
advice.
The
following sections discuss some
examples.
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